290 G. King and D. Praia — Descriptions of some New Plants [No. 2, 



2-loba ; crasse coriacea, supra nervis parce hirsutis exceptis glabra subtus 

 parcissime ferruginea, nervis 9-Il,petiolo glabro, stipulis caducis. Flores 

 racemosi, racemis terminalibus ferrugineo-velutinis bracteis lanceolatis 

 pedicellos erecto-patentes fere aequantibus, braefceolis braefceis similibus, 

 nlabastris clavatis parte superiore oblonga basin ampullaeformem exce- 

 dente. Calyx ferrugineo-pubescens, limbo 5-partito segmentis oblougo- 

 lanceolatis tubo basin versus parum dilata^o. Petala 5, subaequalia, 

 oblanceolata obtusa, longe unguiculata magnopere exserfca, utrinque 

 dense sericea. Stamina 3 fertilia, antheris lineari-oblongis, filamentis 

 medio parum incrassatis. Ovarium distincte stipitatum, dense ferrug- 

 ineum, stylo crasso ferrugineo, stigmate obliquo peltato. Legumen 

 ignotum. 



In montibus Kachin nuncupatis, inter Namlao et Bansparao, 

 Pottinger ! 



Foliis 25-4 poll, longis, bis 2*25-3 poll, latis, petiolo 1-1 3 poll, 

 longo. Racemis 6 poll, longis, 4 - 5 poll, latis, pedicellis *75 poll, longis ; 

 alabastris 175 poll, longis. Calycis tubo '75 poll., limbo 1 poll, longo. 

 Petalis 2 poll, longis. Filamentis 2*5 poll, longis. 



A very fine species, nearest to B. nervosa, a Khasia plant, from 

 which it differs in its leaves with fewer nerves, its shorter pedicels, and 

 its rather larger petals silky instead of rusty externally. In the size of 

 its flowers its only rival in the group to which it belongs is B. excelsa 

 Bl., from Borneo ; the shape however of the petals is different, those of 

 B. excelsa being narrower and more acute at the apex. 



SAXIMA&ACM. 



11. Hydrangea Pottingeri Prain ; fruticosa, ramis novellis pube- 

 scentibus ; foliis oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis margine basi cuneato 

 excepto serratis, utrinque nervis adpresse puberulis ceterum glabtis, 

 nervis 9-10- paribus ascendentibus ; cyma ampla dichotoma ramis 

 pedicellisque pubescentibus ebracteata, florum radiantium sepalis 3 

 breviter unguiculatis late ovatis subacutis versus apicem grosse serratis 

 ceterum integris venis prominulis utrinque reticulatis glabris, fertilium 

 dentibus calycinis triangulis tubo brevioribus ; petalis . . ; stam- 



inibus ; stylis 3 erecto-patulis ovario globoso parum 



brevioribus. 



In montibus Kachin nuncupatis, 4100 p. s. m., Pottinger ! 



Folia 3-4 pollicaria, 1*25 poll, lata, petiolis '5-*6 poll. Cyma pe- 

 dunculo 1*25 poll, longo, pedunculis secundariis 1-pollicaribas, pedicellis 

 florum radiantium gracillimis 1*5 poll., pedicellis fertilibus '2-25 poll. 

 Capsula '08 poll. diam. 





